At-e n- t off



atsnar n. Marr, nnonasnn, Lars or sinistra-intr,

@attendi rumana; Braune Mera AD- nrnrsrsa'riarsr, 'on 'srrtizwntn"iraniana.

reeksen mln.

Application filed July 1'?,

This invention relates to package ties and has for its primary object toprovide a very tion with 'a tying string permanently cony nested to oneof said arms, said head being provided upon its under side and atopposite pointswith lugs or projections for binding engagement upon 4thestring when the saine is wound about the Shanks be'- ucath the head orbutton. i`

llt is an additional object ofthe invention to provide a device for theabove'purpose which may be inanufacturedV at mini- -nuun cost, is strongand durablein construction and not likely to tear thep"apers orenvelopes when in its applied position.

lilith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of partsto be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in theyaccoinpanying drawings, in which,

Figure 'l is a plan view showing my iniproved package tie applied to apackage of envelopes Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view of' thedevice taken on the line 2-2 of Figure l; and Figure 3 is a sectiontaken on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates a sheet metal disk,preferably of tin, and nickeled, painted or otherwise provided withsurface ornamentation. This disk, as clearly shown in Figure 2, has abody portion 6 of concave-convex form and at the certer of the disk, thesame is punched upwardly from the concave face thereof to provide ashort annular flange. The straight horizontal marginal vportion 8 of thedisk may be provided with any desired advertising` matter, as indicatedin Figure i. A relatively sinall circular head 9 is supported above theupwardly struck flange @it the perimeter"of the w25,- seria N@ 122,232,

T at the center of the disk, by means of spaced, fiat, metal shanks j10.Vl`hese' shanks project downwardly at opposite sides ofthe Piange Z andat a point sp'acedfrom the'con! cave' iface of the disk 5, said shanksare eX- tended outwardly in opposite directions `t'o forni supporting'arms ll. These arms are soldered or otherwise permanently secured attheir extrer'nitiesl to the 'disk 5` at the junction ofthe' curved bodyportion 6 thereof with the marginal Ahorizontal Vportion '8. Y "disk9`and`on the under side thereof in" V(,)pposedl4 relation to the shanksl0, the lugs for projections 12 are; formed.

'13 one end of which apring or loop is attached, said loop beingpermanently engaged under one ofitlijearms ll between t'he'sam'e thebody portion of t'he'disku 5.

in the use of the device, the disk 5 is arranged centrally upon'thepackage' of 'letters, papers'or other articles," wi'thf' its conveksurface in engagement thereon,wh`ereby itis understood thattheperipheral edge of said disk 'willy be out of contact with the surfaceof the package. They string or tape l is then passed in one directionaround the package and turned around the spaced vertical portions of theshanks 10, said string'being then extended at right angles around theother dimension of the package and the terminal thereof wrapped aroundthe spaced shanks. As the string or tape accumulates upon the shanks 10,the projections or lugs l2 will bear with increasing pressure upon thestring so that the extremity of said string will be securely held inconnection with the metal tie element.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, it is believed that the construction, manner of use and severaladvantages of the invention will be clearly and fully understood. Thepackage of envelopes or other articles may be quickly and tightly boundtogether by means of the present invention and without necessitating thetying of knots in the string or tape. Owing to the fact that only theconveX portion of the metal disk engages upon the package, the paperwill not be torn or designates the tie string or tape, to

otherwise mutilated in the transmission of the package through themails. The entire device may be as readily removed from the package andsaid device subsequently used for similar purposes. It is apparent thatthe device can be manufactured in various sizes to be employed fordiiierent purposes, and that the disk constituting the body of thedevicemay be of any desired shape or form.

While the preferred construction and arrangement of the severalstructural features of the 'device is shown, itis to be understood thatthe same is susceptible of considerable modification within the spiritand scope of the invention as claimed.

It Will, of course, be manifest that when the device is to be used forthe purpose of tying up metal sheets or other relatively heavy articles,fiexible Wire or chain is employed in lieu of the tape 13. In case thehead 9 is subjected to pressure and bent downwardly Within the dishedportion of the disk 5, said head may be readily forced upwardly byinserting a nail or other like element through the central opening inthe disk surrounded by the'flange 7.

What is claimed is l. A package tie including a sheet metal disk havinga concave-convex 'body portion, a head spaced from the concave face ofthe disk, shanks fixed to said head and having arms projectingoutwardlyin relatively opposite directions and secured to the outer' edge portionoi the disk, said head being provided on its under side With projectionsin opposed relation to said arms, and a` tie string permanently attachedto one of said arms and adapted to have its extremity Wound about saidshanks beneath the head,

nsoaoei the projections on said head having frictional bearing`engagement upon the tie string.

2. A package tie including a metal disk having' a concavo-convex bodyportion, a concentrically disposed head arranged in spaced relation tothe concave face of' the disk, spaced shanks secured to the under sideof said head and having arms projecting laterally in opposite directionsand secured at their extremities to said disk 'to sustain the head inspaced relation to the disk, said head being provided upon its underside with projections opposed to the respective shank arms forfrictional bearing engagement upon a tie string Wound about said shanks.

3. A bundle tie including .a metal disk having a concave-convex bodyportion and a straight horizontal marginal portion, a concentricallydisposed head, spaced shanks fixed at one of their ends to the underside of the head and having arms projecting upwardly in relativelyopposite directions and lined at their extremities to the marginalportion of the disk to sustain the head in spaced relation to said disk,a tie string permanent ly connected to one of said arms, said stringbeing adapted to be Wound about said spaced shanks beneath said head andthe projections on the head having rictional bearing engagement With thestring.

f Mns. ANNA MATT, Acgvlm'm'stmrim of the estate 0f Albert E.

att.

